3. Who claims the credit for building Botswana?
(a) The police.
(b) The politicians.
(c) The housemothers.
(d) The business owners.

4. What does drought mean?
(a) Fat pigs.
(b) Ripe crops.
(c) Thin cattle.
(d) Full stomachs.

5. How do women acquire respect in a tribal marriage?
(a) By getting older.
(b) By asking for it.
(c) By bearing daughters.
(d) By paying for it with money.

6. What do chefs wear in Gaborone?
(a) White hats.
(b) White stockings.
(c) White sweatbands.
(d) White socks.

7. Who is the one Mma Ramotswe should watch?
(a) The firstborn.
(b) The old woman.
(c) The cattleman.
(d) The boy with air in his head.

8. Why does nothing ever happen in the cook's village?
(a) The people never make a fuss.
(b) The village has a very strict police force.
(c) The people shout all the time.
(d) The village is too big.

9. What do foreigners learn about Botswana when they criticize someone?
(a) Absolutely nothing.
(b) It is not uncommon for foreigners to be executed for rudeness.
(c) That everyone is a distant cousin of each other.
(d) It is illegal to criticize someone from Botswana.

10. What characteristic does give Mma Potokwane give Motholeli?
(a) Always cheerful.
(b) Very brave.
(c) Cheeky.
(d) Extremely shy.

11. What does Mma Ramotswe see around everything?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Mist.
(c) A cloud of dust.
(d) A white halo.

12. What had never happened before to a child?
(a) Being refused schooling.
(b) Being refused food.
(c) Being locked up.
(d) Separation from the other children.

13. Which smell does Mma Ramotswe find marvelous?
(a) Wood smoke.
(b) The bush in the rain.
(c) The smell of boiling onion soup.
(d) The smell of dust and earth.

14. What is important to have peace?
(a) A contented father-in-law.
(b) A contented wife or husband.
(c) A well paying job.
(d) A contented mother-in-law.

15. What disturbs Mma Ramotswe about the dogs next door?
(a) Their smell.
(b) Their large teeth.
(c) Their howling.
(d) They scare away birds.